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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Two senators said Secretary of State John Kerry admitted to them
behind closed doors that the White House position and policy on Syria
was failing.

He made the startling admission during private
remarks to 15 congressional members, said two senators who were in the
room, The Daily Beast reported.

"[Kerry] acknowledged that the
chemical weapons [plan] is being slow rolled, the Russians continue to
supply arms, we are at a point now where we are going to have to change
our strategy," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was in the meeting, which
took place on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, The Daily
Beast said. The other senator in the room who confirmed the
discussions: John McCain, the outlet reported.

Mr. Kerry also
reportedly told the congressional members that he thinks Syria President
Bashar Assad is not keeping his promise to turn over chemical weapons
as scheduled and that neither the Geneva peace talks nor the Russians
were proving helping in forging a peace deal, The Daily Beast said.

Also
of note at this impromptu meeting: Mr. Kerry "openly talked about
supporting arming the rebels. He openly talked about forming a coalition
against al Qaeda because it's a direct threat," Mr. Graham said in the
media outlet.

This is quite a deviance from the talk Mr. Kerry
puts forth publicly in regards to Syria. The White House line is
generally: No direct arms assistance for rebel fighters. And it's a
sharp contrast from what the State Department says Mr. Kerry believes.

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